Architecture

Architecture & the Sweet Light

While most subjects look better when shot in the sweet light of sunrise or sunset, some benefit more than others - think architecture. Whether it’s a high rise skyscraper, a country barn, or even your own home, photographing them in golden light makes them appear more striking and dimensional. So set your alarm clock early enough to be where you want just as the early light kisses it. Or reconcile that you’ll be a bit late for dinner when you photograph the structure of your choice as the sun descends close to the horizon...

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Be Patient

The best advise I can give anyone interested in architectural photography is to be patient, and be ready when the light is just right...

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Dramatic Angles

Just like people, buildings have good sides and bad sides.  By walking around a building you can find which lines are flattering, and which are not...

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Fun Angles and Low Light

Boston DPA Instructor Kathy Tarantola offers a tip on low-light photography, with an example from Paris to illustrate her point.

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Nearby Sites

When the Popes, elites and other aristocrats lived in Vitebo, from the 11th to the 14th century, it was the place to be and so wealthy patrons build gardens, castles and curious tributes to their loved ones. We will bring models here as well as to other sites for our photo shoots.

Richard is not really a photographer, but he and his family spent time in Italy getting ready to open up DPA Travel. All images were taken with a point and shoot camera by a variety of people.

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Photoshop Color Tip

Here is a simple Photoshop color lesson by San Diego instructor Chris Michaels, for Photoshop users who want to enhance the color of their more monotone color images.

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Red Square, Moscow

Seattle instructor Ken DeJarlais tells us how to make a dramatic color photograph in Moscow

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Subtle Color Transitions

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The Right Light

By waiting for late afternoon light, what would by itself otherwise be a flat and uninteresting composition becomes fiery and intense. 

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Viterbo: Inside the City Walls

The Viterbo rain gutters are varied and plentiful, each more interesting and charming than the next.

Richard is not really a photographer, but he and his family spent time in Italy getting ready to open up DPA Travel. All images were taken with a point and shoot camera by a variety of people.

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